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Guinea vs. Bahamas Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 41.9% cheaper than Bahamas overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% less in Guinea
Groceries: pay 39.4% less in Guinea
Transportation: pay 32.0% less in Guinea
Housing: pay 16.4% less in Guinea
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.7% less in Guinea
Clothing: pay 59.5% less in Guinea

Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Guinea.

Guinea vs. Bahamas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea instead of Bahamas, you would:

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pay 45.6% less for restaurants

	Bahamas	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.17 BSD29.17	$5.00 GNF43,316	-82.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.08 BSD11.08	$10.77 GNF93,341	-2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.31 BSD3.31	$1.62 GNF14,034	-51.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 BSD2.21	$1.20 GNF10,396	-45.7%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 39.4% less for groceries

	Bahamas	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$4.71 BSD4.71	$1.32 GNF11,442	-71.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 BSD5.79	$9.28 GNF80,387	+60.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.88 BSD11.88	$8.22 GNF71,181	-30.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.37 BSD7.37	$3.95 GNF34,184	-46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.61 BSD4.61	$2.83 GNF24,560	-38.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 BSD1.86	$1.27 GNF11,024	-31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 BSD1.64	$1.11 GNF9,577	-32.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.39 BSD3.39	$0.92 GNF7,961	-72.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.26 BSD3.26	$1.28 GNF11,117	-60.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 BSD1.84	$0.72 GNF6,253	-60.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 BSD1.37	$0.72 GNF6,253	-47.3%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

	Bahamas	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BSD5.71	$5.26 GNF45,579	-7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$28.49 GNF246,814	-36.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$33,000.00 GNF285,885,394	-12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$8.87 GNF76,801	-71.6%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 16.4% less for housing

	Bahamas	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.81 BSD89.81	$185.16 GNF1,604,048	+106.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	$630.52 GNF5,462,276	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	$317.99 GNF2,754,801	-76.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$201.16 BSD201.16	$132.79 GNF1,150,348	-34.0%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Bahamas	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.67 BSD606.67	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	$6,362.45 GNF55,119,145	-46.0%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahamas	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25 BSD6.25	$2.50 GNF21,658	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.69 BSD5.69	$3.32 GNF28,721	-41.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.78 BSD13.78	$1.16 GNF10,071	-91.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$92.58 BSD92.58	$89.25 GNF773,184	-3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.50 BSD17.50	$4.05 GNF35,100	-76.8%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 59.5% less for clothing

	Bahamas	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.83 BSD55.83	$20.00 GNF173,264	-64.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.83 BSD50.83	$25.00 GNF216,580	-50.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.94 BSD104.94	$30.00 GNF259,896	-71.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.57 BSD103.57	$50.00 GNF433,160	-51.7%
Average			-59.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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